Khoda Baksh Chowdhury

Mohammad Khoda Baksh Chowdhury (born 15 August 1952)[1] is a former Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police.[2] He is one of the convicts of the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack case.[3]

Inspector General of Police
Khoda Baksh Chowdhury
খোদা বকশ চৌধুরী
24th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
In office
2 November 2006 – 29 January 2007
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Prime Minister
Preceded byAnwarul Iqbal
Succeeded byNur Mohammad
3rd Director General Rapid Action Battalion
In office
31 October 2006 – 2 November 2006
PresidentIajuddin Ahmed
Prime MinisterIajuddin Ahmed (acting)
Preceded byAbdul Aziz Sarkar
Succeeded bySM Mizanur Rahman
4th Chief Executive of Criminal Investigation Department
In office
9 January 2006 – 1 November 2006
Appointed byMinister of Home Affairs
Preceded byMd. Amjad Hossain
Succeeded bySM Mizanur Rahman
Personal details
Born (1952-08-15) 15 August 1952
Chittagong District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Police Training
Bangladesh Police Academy
Awards
  • Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM)
  • President Police Medal (PPM)
Police career
UnitDhaka Metropolitan Police
Allegiance Bangladesh
DepartmentCriminal Investigation Department
Branch Bangladesh Police
Service years1979 - 2007
StatusRetired
RankIGP Rank Badge IGP

Education

Chowdhury graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1969.[4][5]

Career

Chowdhury joined the Bangladesh Police in 1979.[1] He became superintendent of police of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in 2001. He then served as the CID chief.[6] On 31 October 2006, he was appointed as the DG of Rapid Action Battalion.[6] 2 days later, he was promoted to Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police by replacing Anwarul Iqbal.[7]

Chowdhury served as the president of Bangladesh Police Service Association (BPSA) in 2006.[1]

2004 Dhaka grenade attack case

In July 2011, Chowdhury, along with two other former inspectors general, surrendered before the Dhaka Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack case and were sent to the jail.[8][9] Chowdhury was released in bail from Dhaka Central Jail in April 2012.[10] While serving as an officer on special duty (OSD), he was sent on forced retirement by the government in July 2017.[11]

In October 2018, Chowdhury was found guilty of misleading the investigation and cooking up the "Joj Mia" story and was sentenced to two years in jail.[3]

References
  1. "BPSA new committee: Adl DIG Khoda Baksh president, SP Bakhtiar GS". bdnews24.com. 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  2. Ahmed, Anis (2007-01-21). "Bangladesh widens crackdown on crime ahead of poll". U.S. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. "August 21 attack: 'State-backed crime' punished". The Daily Star. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  4. "DU'69 Batch EC members' get-together held". greenwatchbd.com. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  5. ntv.com. "DU'69 Batch EC members' get-together held". NTV Online. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  6. "Major shakeup in police admin : Changes in army too; Maj Gen Manirul made new SSF chief". The Daily Star. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  7. "IGP, new DG RAB removed in another police shuffle". 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  8. "Tarique not returning". The Daily Star. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  9. "3 former police chiefs land in jail". 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  10. "5 former top cops out on bail". The Daily Star. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  11. "Two Addl DIGs sent on forced retirement - National". News Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
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